Publisher's Synopsis
Schools nationwide are concerned to make young people aware of the environmental issues and problems which will face them in their adult life. Environmental education has been given a central place in school work by the National Curriculum, in science and in geography and as a cross-curricular theme.;This book is a guide to the way environmental education may be established in a primary school. It addresses the problems of attainment testing in environmental source material.;The book also offers practical advice on forming a school policy, assessment and record-keeping, and visits. There are several detailed and illustrated case studies showing how good environmentally-based projects work out in practice.